Skype coming to UK mobile phone

According to this blog post Skype and a mobile operator called 3 will offer a model with Skype capability preloaded. I'll be anxious to hear how well the service works. Also I'm wondering if 3 and Skype tweaked the phone to make Skype perform better. I will also be interested to see which OS platform 3 is going to use, Symbian, PocketPC or something else. My experience with Skype on a Sprint PPC6700 where mediocre. How long before Skype teams up to bring this to the US market I wonder or will at&t, Verizon and Sprint Nextel find a way to block entry into the US market. I doubt the rumored Google mobile phone will be Skype based so I guess we will have to wait and see how this develops.

Now at&t is sueing Vonage

As if Vonage hasn't spent enough time in court with Verizon and Sprint Nextel now at&t is going to sue them. I'm surprised Vonage is still holding on with there stock price at $2 a share you have to wonder how much longer Vonage will be around. But this really makes you wonder about VoIP, Verizon, Sprint Nextel and AT&T all have patents in this area how can the small players and startups survive. Let me know your thoughts.

VoIP Certifications

Nice list of a lot of different VoIP related certifications was put together by Ed Tittle over at SearchVoIP.com. Ed covers Avaya, Cisco and Nortel in addition to non vendor but VoIP related certifications. Check it out if you have been considering get a VoIP related certification. If you know of other VoIP related certifications let me know.